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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:12 AM Original message |
remember the alamo? |
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rabid_nerd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. great cars at great prices |
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Rick Myers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Ah... You beat me to it!!! |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. ... |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. Hey, Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill gave their lives! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 11:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
50. Lol |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. We just took the whole Thermopolae myth for ourselves |
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Muddleoftheroad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The Civil War did end American slavery |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. i don't see bravery in the stand at the alamo. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
46. They had honest gripes |
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Muddleoftheroad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 11:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
52. Care to elaborate on those? |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. hehe. I can't tell if you're being serious or not |
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Semi_subversive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. My dad, a San Antonio native |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
53. LOL!!! |
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ermoore (474 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. "Treasonous Pricks" . . . WTF?! |
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FDRrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Fought to steal land from Mexico. |
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argyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
28. The same can be said for California,Nevada,Colorado,Arizona,Utah,and |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:09 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Nobody tries to romanticize |
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argyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. This story was"romanticized"by the whole world,no Karl Rove spin needed. |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:24 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Yeah, but when was the last time |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
33. The anglo immigrants yes. some mexicans living in texas did want indepence |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. they were mexican citizens at the time... |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. And Washington, Jefferson et al were British subjects... |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. washington, jefferson, et al were born colonists... |
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bookman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 01:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Actually... |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:10 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Yes they did |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Some alamo defenders were mexican who wanted indepence and |
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FDRrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I'm not sure about your sentiments |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Well, my sentiments aren't in favour of the Texans. |
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ermoore (474 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. ?? |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. not anything near the same sense as washington, jefferson, henry & co. |
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MUAD_DIB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 01:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Did you know that Santa Anna gassed his own people? |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 11:06 AM Response to Reply #26 |
51. santa anna was not a nice guy and the tejanos did want independce |
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MUAD_DIB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 01:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Castro and Che' are heros to somebody too. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. it's a good way to eat pie |
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FDRrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
10. "The ultimate fight for freedom" |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 01:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. The Alamo |
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ermoore (474 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 01:07 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Whoa!!! |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. yep that is true but their were several mexicans who wanted indepence |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
15. i remember the alamo every time i see grafiti in my neighborhood |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
18. they were fighting the invasion of spain... Mexican refers to indiginous |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 01:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. say what? |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
29. Those were no heroes who died at the Alamo |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:09 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. The anglos were but alotta mexicans living in texas wanted independce |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:13 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. One of the first acts of the Republic of Texas |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:16 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. i am not saying they were heroes but saying that the "mexican" texans |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:22 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. The white guys screwed over the brown guys |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. who'd a thunk it? |
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Jim Warren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
42. A historical note |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
43. The Alamo defenders were a mixed bag. |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
45. Judging history with today's standards |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:29 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. History is always judged by modern standards |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
47. If you don't like our mythology, don't see the movie. |
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Ishoutandscream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
49. You're not wanting an answer - You simply want to bash Texas |
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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:05 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. actually no... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:24 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I watched the Alamo series... |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:40 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. "Bashing Texas" |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
55. I think it has to do with how a small number... |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:28 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Yes...the "underdog" role plays a large part in myth making (nt) |
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Goldust (318 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
56. Do you have any clue what you're talking about? |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Again, ignoring the elephant in the living room |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-04 12:52 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. All the legal settlers agreed to convert to Catholicism |
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